--- title: "11 You Quotes By John Oates" description: "11 You quotes by John Oates. Plus more from John Oates and more You sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fb/john-oates-7355_around_you-don-t-wanna-be-around-your-family-co_1112696.jpg" --- > [You don't wanna be around your family constantly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/you-don-t-wanna-be-around-your-family-constantly/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fb/john-oates-7355_around_you-don-t-wanna-be-around-your-family-co_1112696.jpg) > [There's always a personal satisfaction in writing a song by yourself. You get the inspiration, and see it through, and you're done.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/there-s-always-a-personal-satisfaction-in-writing-a-song-by-yourself/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb0/john-oates-7355_always_there-s-always-a-personal-satisfaction-i_516952.jpg) > [Once you've made a record, you don't need to make it again. It's done, and it's out there forever, a moment in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/once-you-ve-made-a-record-you-don-t-need-to-make-it-again-it-s-done/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/141/john-oates-7355_again_once-you-ve-made-a-record-you-don-t-need_3049040.jpg) > [There's all sorts of soul. There's Irish soul and Native American soul. If it touches you and moves you, it's soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/there-s-all-sorts-of-soul-there-s-irish-soul-and-native-american-soul/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6e/john-oates-7355_american_there-s-all-sorts-of-soul-there-s-irish_25559.jpg) > [You don't want to pitch a tent and live inside the Louvre. You want to check it out, appreciate it, and move…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/you-don-t-want-to-pitch-a-tent-and-live-inside-the-louvre-you-want-to/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/125/john-oates-7355_appreciate_you-don-t-want-to-pitch-a-tent-and-live_2095720.jpg) > [When you really can't affect something, you almost don't wanna wish too hard, because it's just frustrating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/when-you-really-can-t-affect-something-you-almost-don-t-wanna-wish/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69e/john-oates-7355_affect_when-you-really-can-t-affect-something-y_532171.jpg) > [You may be embarrassed about the way you looked and the wacky clothes you wore when you were young, but normally, at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/you-may-be-embarrassed-about-the-way-you-looked-and-the-wacky-clothes/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b63/john-oates-7355_about_you-may-be-embarrassed-about-the-way-you_666846.jpg) > [You've got to pay me to leave my house, spend the night in hotels and fly in airplanes. That's what I get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/you-ve-got-to-pay-me-to-leave-my-house-spend-the-night-in-hotels-and/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/john-oates-7355_actually_you-ve-got-to-pay-me-to-leave-my-house-s_2831607.jpg) > [The key, I think, from a business point of view, is to learn how to be efficient in making a record that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/the-key-i-think-from-a-business-point-of-view-is-to-learn-how-to-be/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d4/john-oates-7355_business_the-key-i-think-from-a-business-point-of_2779657.jpg) > [I don't care if it's a Cole Porter song, or George Gershwin, or Lennon/McCartney, or Elton John, or you know, whoever, Bob…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/i-don-t-care-if-it-s-a-cole-porter-song-or-george-gershwin-or-lennon/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0d/john-oates-7355_bob_i-don-t-care-if-it-s-a-cole-porter-song_276628.jpg) > [I think it's kind of difficult to write a good Christmas song because you have a narrow framework of references that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/i-think-it-s-kind-of-difficult-to-write-a-good-christmas-song-because/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f85/john-oates-7355_because_i-think-it-s-kind-of-difficult-to-write_83205.jpg) ## Other authors on You ## More by John Oates > [There's all sorts of soul. There's Irish soul and Native American soul. If it touches you and moves you, it's soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/there-s-all-sorts-of-soul-there-s-irish-soul-and-native-american-soul/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) > [I wish I could see over crowds and small groups of people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/i-wish-i-could-see-over-crowds-and-small-groups-of-people/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) > ['Maneater' is about N.Y.C. in the '80s. It's about greed, avarice, and spoiled riches.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/maneater-is-about-n-y-c-in-the-80s-it-s-about-greed-avarice-and/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) > [I think it's kind of difficult to write a good Christmas song because you have a narrow framework of references that you have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/i-think-it-s-kind-of-difficult-to-write-a-good-christmas-song-because/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) > [If anyone looks back to the '70s, '80s with nostalgic rosy colored glasses and goes, 'Well, everything was awesome.' No, everything was not awesome!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/if-anyone-looks-back-to-the-70s-80s-with-nostalgic-rosy-colored/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) > [I think the key to making records generally is to make 'em for yourself, regardless of the climate in the business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/i-think-the-key-to-making-records-generally-is-to-make-em-for/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) > [Personally, I've never really wanted to be a rock star. That wasn't my motivation in life. It kind of happened.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/personally-i-ve-never-really-wanted-to-be-a-rock-star-that-wasn-t-my/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) > [When I graduated from college in the spring of 1970, I decided to hitchhike around Europe with my guitar and my backpack. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/when-i-graduated-from-college-in-the-spring-of-1970-i-decided-to/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) > [When albums gave way to CDs, people re-discovered their collection through their CDs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/when-albums-gave-way-to-cds-people-re-discovered-their-collection/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) > [I don't care if it's a Cole Porter song, or George Gershwin, or Lennon/McCartney, or Elton John, or you know, whoever, Bob Dylan. Great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/i-don-t-care-if-it-s-a-cole-porter-song-or-george-gershwin-or-lennon/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) > [To me, when a great band is playing together, it's amazing for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/to-me-when-a-great-band-is-playing-together-it-s-amazing-for-me/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) > [We should have an easier name to pronounce.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/we-should-have-an-easier-name-to-pronounce/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) > [A good mustache makes a man for many reasons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/a-good-mustache-makes-a-man-for-many-reasons/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) > [I like playing on stage, don't get me wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/i-like-playing-on-stage-don-t-get-me-wrong/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) > [The world has accelerated to the point that, as far as the album as a form, I don't know if it's going to last…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/the-world-has-accelerated-to-the-point-that-as-far-as-the-album-as-a/) [John Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-oates/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/you/john-oates/#itemlist", "name": "11 You Quotes By John Oates", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You don't wanna be around your family constantly.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Oates" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/you-don-t-wanna-be-around-your-family-constantly/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fb/john-oates-7355_around_you-don-t-wanna-be-around-your-family-co_1112696.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fb/john-oates-7355_around_you-don-t-wanna-be-around-your-family-co_1112696.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fb/john-oates-7355_around_you-don-t-wanna-be-around-your-family-co_1112696.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You don't wanna be around your family constantly.” — John Oates", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's always a personal satisfaction in writing a song by yourself. You get the inspiration, and see it through, and you're done. It's focused and very personal.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Oates" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/there-s-always-a-personal-satisfaction-in-writing-a-song-by-yourself/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb0/john-oates-7355_always_there-s-always-a-personal-satisfaction-i_516952.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb0/john-oates-7355_always_there-s-always-a-personal-satisfaction-i_516952.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb0/john-oates-7355_always_there-s-always-a-personal-satisfaction-i_516952.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There's always a personal satisfaction in writing a song by yourself. You get the inspiration, and see it…” — John Oates", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Once you've made a record, you don't need to make it again. It's done, and it's out there forever, a moment in time that encapsulates whatever was happening in that moment.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Oates" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/once-you-ve-made-a-record-you-don-t-need-to-make-it-again-it-s-done/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/141/john-oates-7355_again_once-you-ve-made-a-record-you-don-t-need_3049040.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/141/john-oates-7355_again_once-you-ve-made-a-record-you-don-t-need_3049040.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/141/john-oates-7355_again_once-you-ve-made-a-record-you-don-t-need_3049040.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Once you've made a record, you don't need to make it again. It's done, and it's out there forever, a moment…” — John Oates", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's all sorts of soul. There's Irish soul and Native American soul. If it touches you and moves you, it's soul.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Oates" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/there-s-all-sorts-of-soul-there-s-irish-soul-and-native-american-soul/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6e/john-oates-7355_american_there-s-all-sorts-of-soul-there-s-irish_25559.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6e/john-oates-7355_american_there-s-all-sorts-of-soul-there-s-irish_25559.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6e/john-oates-7355_american_there-s-all-sorts-of-soul-there-s-irish_25559.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There's all sorts of soul. There's Irish soul and Native American soul. If it touches you and moves you…” — John Oates", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You don't want to pitch a tent and live inside the Louvre. You want to check it out, appreciate it, and move somewhere else.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Oates" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/you-don-t-want-to-pitch-a-tent-and-live-inside-the-louvre-you-want-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/125/john-oates-7355_appreciate_you-don-t-want-to-pitch-a-tent-and-live_2095720.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/125/john-oates-7355_appreciate_you-don-t-want-to-pitch-a-tent-and-live_2095720.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/125/john-oates-7355_appreciate_you-don-t-want-to-pitch-a-tent-and-live_2095720.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You don't want to pitch a tent and live inside the Louvre. You want to check it out, appreciate it, and move…” — John Oates", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 6, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you really can't affect something, you almost don't wanna wish too hard, because it's just frustrating.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Oates" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/when-you-really-can-t-affect-something-you-almost-don-t-wanna-wish/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69e/john-oates-7355_affect_when-you-really-can-t-affect-something-y_532171.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69e/john-oates-7355_affect_when-you-really-can-t-affect-something-y_532171.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69e/john-oates-7355_affect_when-you-really-can-t-affect-something-y_532171.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When you really can't affect something, you almost don't wanna wish too hard, because it's just frustrating.” — John Oates", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You may be embarrassed about the way you looked and the wacky clothes you wore when you were young, but normally, at least it's hidden in a box in the attic.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Oates" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/you-may-be-embarrassed-about-the-way-you-looked-and-the-wacky-clothes/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b63/john-oates-7355_about_you-may-be-embarrassed-about-the-way-you_666846.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b63/john-oates-7355_about_you-may-be-embarrassed-about-the-way-you_666846.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b63/john-oates-7355_about_you-may-be-embarrassed-about-the-way-you_666846.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You may be embarrassed about the way you looked and the wacky clothes you wore when you were young, but…” — John Oates", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You've got to pay me to leave my house, spend the night in hotels and fly in airplanes. That's what I get paid for. Playing I actually do for free.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Oates" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/you-ve-got-to-pay-me-to-leave-my-house-spend-the-night-in-hotels-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/john-oates-7355_actually_you-ve-got-to-pay-me-to-leave-my-house-s_2831607.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/john-oates-7355_actually_you-ve-got-to-pay-me-to-leave-my-house-s_2831607.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/john-oates-7355_actually_you-ve-got-to-pay-me-to-leave-my-house-s_2831607.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You've got to pay me to leave my house, spend the night in hotels and fly in airplanes. That's what I get…” — John Oates", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The key, I think, from a business point of view, is to learn how to be efficient in making a record that's not too expensive, so that you're not going crazy spending tons of money making a product that might not ever return that money.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Oates" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/the-key-i-think-from-a-business-point-of-view-is-to-learn-how-to-be/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d4/john-oates-7355_business_the-key-i-think-from-a-business-point-of_2779657.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d4/john-oates-7355_business_the-key-i-think-from-a-business-point-of_2779657.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d4/john-oates-7355_business_the-key-i-think-from-a-business-point-of_2779657.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The key, I think, from a business point of view, is to learn how to be efficient in making a record that's…” — John Oates", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't care if it's a Cole Porter song, or George Gershwin, or Lennon/McCartney, or Elton John, or you know, whoever, Bob Dylan. Great songs are great songs, and they stand the test of time, and they can be interpreted and recorded with many points of view, but yet still retain the essence of what makes them good songs.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Oates" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/i-don-t-care-if-it-s-a-cole-porter-song-or-george-gershwin-or-lennon/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0d/john-oates-7355_bob_i-don-t-care-if-it-s-a-cole-porter-song_276628.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0d/john-oates-7355_bob_i-don-t-care-if-it-s-a-cole-porter-song_276628.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0d/john-oates-7355_bob_i-don-t-care-if-it-s-a-cole-porter-song_276628.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't care if it's a Cole Porter song, or George Gershwin, or Lennon/McCartney, or Elton John, or you…” — John Oates", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think it's kind of difficult to write a good Christmas song because you have a narrow framework of references that you have to work within, and at the same time you want to do something that's personally original and hopefully somewhat unique.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Oates" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-oates/i-think-it-s-kind-of-difficult-to-write-a-good-christmas-song-because/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f85/john-oates-7355_because_i-think-it-s-kind-of-difficult-to-write_83205.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f85/john-oates-7355_because_i-think-it-s-kind-of-difficult-to-write_83205.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f85/john-oates-7355_because_i-think-it-s-kind-of-difficult-to-write_83205.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think it's kind of difficult to write a good Christmas song because you have a narrow framework of…” — John Oates", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/you/john-oates/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/you/john-oates/", "name": "You Quotes by John Oates", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/you/john-oates/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fb/john-oates-7355_around_you-don-t-wanna-be-around-your-family-co_1112696.jpg" }, "description": "11 You quotes by John Oates. Plus more from John Oates and more You sayings from other authors.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/you/john-oates/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/you/john-oates/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "You", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/you/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "name": "John Oates", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/you/john-oates/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```